Atomizer-comb.



J. J. MOORE.

ATOMIZBR GOMB.

APPLIoA'noN FILED JUNB24, 1912.

1,067,051 Patented July 8, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

J. J. MOURE.

ATOMIZER 60MB.

APPLxoATIoN FILED 11111224, 1912.

Patented July 8, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

JOI-IN J. MOORE, OF SOUTH CHARLESTON, OHIO.

ATOMIZER-COMB.

Specication of Letters Patent.

'Patented July S, 1913.

To aU 107mm, t may concern,

Be it known that I, JOHN J. Moena, a citizen ot thellnited States, residing at South Charleston, in the county oit' Clark and State oitl Ohio, have invented certain new and usew Atill Improvements in AtoIniZer-Combsg and l do declare the lollowing to be a itnll, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the toilet, and more especially to combs for personal use; and the object of the same is to produce a comb having a liquid reservoir so that it becomes .in ell'ect a fountain comb and also having means for ejecting the liquid by jets et air so that the device becomes in ellect an atomizer comb. These objectsl are accomplished by constructing the comb and all its parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as shown in the drawings wherein- Figure l is a side elevation, and F 2 a central vertical longitudinal sectional view ot this device; Fig. 3 is an elevation oit the lett end; Figs. 4l, 5 and 6 are cross sections on the lines ll, 5 5 and 6 6 respectively of Fig. 2; Fig. 7 is an elevation oit the right end; Fig. S is a perspective detail of one end oit the air bulb; Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional detail showing the coupling for attaching a hose trom a source oit air supply.A

The comb proper comprises a baci: or trame l trom which project a number ot' teeth 10, and the back by preference has side flanges 2 for a purpose to be set 'lorth below and is bored longitudinally with passages 3 and l for liquid and air respectively, the extremitics of these passages being by preterence closed by removable plugs 5 which can be withdrawn when it is desired to clean ont the passages. I may here say that the air passage il may have a vent closed by a screw lug G which can be removed when desired so that a threaded nipple 7 may be engaged with said vent or opening, which nipple is connected by a hose 8 with a tank or some other source oit air supply, as will be further explained below. The teeth l0 are alike and extend rigidly trom the back l, and each is itormed with a liquid duct 13 leading down from the liquid passage 3 in the back and an air duct lil leading downward -from the air passage et in the back7 these ducts uniting at the point l5 near the lower end or tip of the with any means tor feeding liquid to the,

passage 3 and air to the passage 4l constitute.` an atom'ixer comb, and when used the water or other .liquid will be sprayed or atomized to the hair and upon the scalp or skin to an extent depending upon the torce of the air pressure.

lhe liquid reservoir 2() is shown as oval in cross section although it may have any shape desired and ol. a length equal with that ot the comb back or trame, to which it may be secured integrally or otherwise, and an outlet pipe 2l leads trom a low point within the reservoir through its wall and to a feed duct Q9 passing downward in the back l ojlE the comb and comnmnicating with the passage 5l. ln said duct is located a ro- 'tatable stop cock S which may be turned to regulate or entirely cut ott the [low of liquid. The end walls Q11; ot the reservoir body are enlarged and [langed toward each other as at Q5 ttor a purpose to appear, and through one oit said ends is `formed a feed opening 2G closed by a. cap 27 which may screw into the opening or otherwise as desired, and when the cap is removed the reservoir may be filled with water or other liquid. A line air duct 28 opens trom the interior ot the reservoir through one of the heads or ends 2&1-, through which air escapes as liquid is supplied to the reservoir or through which air is admitted as liquid is drawn out oit the reservoir and :ted to the comb in the manner set torth below.

The air bulb has a body which may be oit any shape desired but is shown as substantially cylindrical and somewhat larger than that ot the reservoir but ot about the saine length, and is by preference made ot sott rubber so that it lnay be compressed by the hand of the operator as this improved comb is used. lts outer wall 30 will therefore be .nearly cylindrical when the bulb is expanded, and at a proper point it is pierced with a hole which carries a nipple 31 adapted tor detachable connection with an air 'feed duct l2 formed in the back l. of the comb and comnmnicating with the air passage 4l; the inner wall 33 ot the bulb is oval and of a size and shape to rather closely inc'l'ose the body 2O of the reservoir, its lower edges uniting with t-he lower edges of the outer wall as shown; and the ends 34 and 35 of said bulb lit inside the ends 24 of thev reservoir and inside the ianges 25 on said ends, one of the ends 84 having an opening registering wit-h a similar opening in the end 24 so that a two-part coupling 3G may be passed through these registering openings and its parts connected to hold said ends together, while the other end 35 of the bulb has a similar opening registering with another opening in the other end wall 24 for a two-part coupling 37 which contains an outwardly closing check valve 38 as best seen in Fig.4 2. This coupling holds the ends together and its valve permits the inlet of air as the bulb is allowed to expand, while the other coupling 36 is a blind fastening device although air tight and water tight. the bulbs to the end walls 24 at points above the body of the reservoir as illustrated, and in use the operator grasps the cylindrical body of the bulb between its extremities and compresses it in a manner which will be clear,

In barber shops, manicure parlors, and similar places where means are present for supplying' compressed air, a hose 8 may be led from the air tank or other device to a nipple 7 and the latter connected with the vent disclosed by removing the plug 6 in the air passage 4; and when this construction is employed the bulb will not be necessary, or if it is not removed from the comb it may be used simply as a handle, or possibly it could be used in addition to the supply of air.

It will not be necessary for the purposes of this specification to amplify the uses to which such a comb may be put. Sufce it to say that the cap 27 is removed and the reservoir filled with any liquid desired; the cap 27 is then replaced and the device is ready for use. The operator grasps the air bulb in his hand and com resses it, and air therein is forced out ofp the nipple 31 and along the air passage 4 and down the air duct 14 in each tooth to the point 15. Here it creates suction. on the liquid passing down the duct 13, and the result is that the liquid is ejected through the outlets 16 in the form of a spray, mist, or Vapor depending upon the fluidity of the liquid used and the pressure applied to the air, as well as to the size of the openings 16 and their number. The same result follows if the air bulb is not used, but air is fed through the hose 8 from a suitable source of air supply; but when the bulb is used the lower edge of its outer wall 3 is by preference anchored inside the anges 2 so that the bulb, the reservoir, and the comb become These couplings attach the ends of a unitary hand article. The stop cock is used to regulate the quantity of liquid adtmitted to the teeth and atomized; or if closed entirely, it permits air alone to be j-etted from the teeth so that the comb can be used for dry shampooing or drying the hair when it has been washed.

I would by preference make the comb and reservoir and its end-pieces of hard rubber or similar material, while the bulb will by preference be made of soft rubber', although the materials and proportions of parts and the exact details of constructiony are not essential to t-he principle of this invention.

Vhat is claimed as new is 1. The herein described comb whereof each tooth has two inlet ducts and outlet openings for the spray, and means for supplying liquid to one duct and air under pressure to the other.

l 2. The herein described comb whereof yeach tooth has two inlet ducts and outlet openings for the spray, a liquid reservoir carried by the comb and connected with one of said ducts in the various teeth, and means for supplying air under pressure to the other of said ducts in the teeth.

3. The herein described comb whereof each tooth has inlet ducts for liquid and for air and outlet openings near its tip for spray, a liquid reservoir carried by the comb frame and in communication with the liquid inlet duct of each tooth, and an air bulb carried by the comb frame around said reservoir and in communication with the air inlet duct of each tooth.

4. The herein described comb whereof each tooth has inlet ducts for liquid and for air and outlet openings near its tip for spray, a liquid reservoir extending along the back of the comb and in communication with the liquid duct of each tooth, an air bulb also extending longitudinally of the back of the comb and inclosing said reservoir on all sides excepting where it is connected with the comb-back, said bulb'being in communication with the air-ducts in the teeth, one end of said reservoir having a liquid-filling opening, and means for yclosing said opening.

5. The herein described comb whereof each tooth has an air inlet duct and a liquid inlet duct uniting with each other near its tip and a spray out-let opening at its tip,

said ducts diverging toward the back of the 6. In an atomizer comb, the combination with the comb frame having independent liquid and air passages therein, and the teeth each rigidly connected with said -trame and having a liquid duct commilnicating wit-h said liquid passage and an air duct communicating with said air passage, the ducts uniting at a point near the tip o3t' the tooth and the latter having outlets, of a liquid reservoir carried by the frame and having an outlet pipe, said comb frame having a :teed duct communicating With its liquid passage and with which said duct outlet pipe connnunicmtes and a feed duct communieating with its air passage, and an air bulb niounted on said frame and connected with the air passage by said last-named feed duct, for the purpose set forth.

7. In an atomizer comb, the combination with the comb `frame having independent liquid and air passages therein, and the teeth each connected with said it'rame and having a liquid duct communicating with said liquid passage and an air duct communicating with said air passage, the ducts uniting at a point near the tip of the tooth and the latter having outlets; of a liquid reservoir carried by the 'frame and having an outlet pipe, said :trame having a feed duct communicating with its liquid passage and With which duct said outlet pipe communicates, a stop cock rotatably mounted across said duct, the iti-ame also having a feed duct communicating with its air passage and 'flanges projecting upward from its body, an air bulb With the outer and inner Walls and whose inner wall surrounds said reservoir and Whose outer wall surrounds its inner wall and rests within said flanges and is pierced with an opening, and a nipple connected with said opening' and engaging the air feed duet, for the purpose set forth.

S. The combination 'with a comb having a liquid passage and an air passage extending ltmgitiulinally through its frame, each tooth having liquid and air ducts communieating respectively with said passages and uniting near its tip, and each tooth being also provided with outlets; oi a liquid reservoir tixedly mounted on the comb and Colnmunicating with the liquid passage, the end walls of said reservoir being larger than its body and having' flanges around their peripheries projecting toward each other and a filling opening and air vent through one end communicating With said reservoir, a compressiblc bulb whose body surrounds said reservoir and whose interior communicates with said air passage, its end Walls standing against the end walls oil the reservoir and within their flanges and said walls having registering openings, a blind coupling connecting the openings in one pair of Walls, another coupling connect-ing the openings in the other pair ot' walls, and an outwardlyclosing check valve in the last-named coupling, 'lor the purpose set forth.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set mv hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN J. MOORE. lVi tnesses V'ILLTAM O. Renn, V. E. BUSLER.

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